Criminology and Psychology at University of Chester
Criminology and Psychology (BSc (Hons), MC98) at University of Chester asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on chester.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 35% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, an Access course 10%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- MC98 · M9 other law, often criminology + C8 psychology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 86%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%87%
Learning opportunities82%84%
Assessment and feedback81%80%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management81%84%
Learning resources87%89%
Student voice75%82%
95 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£20.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying5% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
55%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Caring personal services15%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Applied Criminology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Sociology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Sociology MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Criminology and Psychology this course | 112 points | 112–127 |
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